I started the Stilla Technologies project during my PhD in 2012 to try to build an innovative digital PCR system out of promising benchtop microfluidic experiments. 5 years down the road, Stilla Technologies is now providing its Naica System to molecular biology labs around the world. In my presentation, I will outline key moments Stilla’s brief history, give some tips on how to build a company from scratch (in France) and point to some lessons learned along the way.
Montpellier lab visits
The participants who chose labs visit will be split in three groups: one will visit the tissue engineering laboratory Biotis (guide: R. Devillard). The second one will visit the new technology platform ELORPrintTec (C. Ayela). The third one will visit a selection of the laboratory activities related to the microfluidics: ICMCB (supercritical fluids, S. Marre), CRPP (drops for high-speed sieving, J.-C. Baret), NSYSA (microscale characterization, A. Perro), LOF (metamaterials, J. Leng).
Numeric and practical work-shops
Short story and lessons from a microfluidic startup adventure
Two practical sessions will unfold simultaneously, jointly prepared by the academic researchers form the organizing committee and the companies Fluigent and Elveflow/BlackHoleLab. The first will focus on microfabrication and microscale transport (simple diffusion, shear-induced diffusion). The second session will present in-situ drop concentration measurement, thanks to the integration of optical fibers in a setup connected to a spectrometer, with applcations in chemical and biological engineering (protein crystallization). Both sessions will be illustrated by a numerical section, using Comsol, a simulation software based on finit element method.
Demonstrations by companies
Poster session
Other activities
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Welcome cocktail
Taste aperitif
Gastronomic dinner
Social event: outdoors activities
Applicants will have to choose between tree climbing, windsurfing and catamaran.